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Recent Examples of midnight
Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
There will also be the first-ever post-midnight confetti release on New Year's Eve, with 2,000 pounds of red, white and blue confetti, Times Square said on its website.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Mark Cooper, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
When midnight strikes, everything shifts.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
The post-midnight announcement came after signs of a rift among Iranian officials as the country awaited a decision by the 88-seat Assembly of Experts, a group of clerics that selects the supreme leader.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
There will also be the first-ever post-midnight confetti release on New Year's Eve, with 2,000 pounds of red, white and blue confetti, Times Square said on its website.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Noun
The next puzzle will be available at midnight in your time zone.
—Mark Cooper, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
When midnight strikes, everything shifts.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for midnight
Adjective
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To the southwest, two people were wounded in overnight drone attacks on the Odesa region.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Winston was no overnight success.—
Julie Belcove,
Robb Report,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In a historic display of dominance, the Knicks punched first and just kept pounding in Thursday night’s 140-89 victory in Game 6 at State Farm Arena to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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Konkoly, who is herself a lucid dreamer, told study participants to try working on the puzzle while asleep that night.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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“Midnight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midnight. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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